Comments on: recording $$$ http://www.nobleviola.com/2010/07/16/recording-dollars-and-cents/ Life on the working end of the viola. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:01:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Janis http://www.nobleviola.com/2010/07/16/recording-dollars-and-cents/comment-page-1/#comment-15480 Janis Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:29:38 +0000 http://www.nobleviola.com/?p=5053#comment-15480 I can't wait until this whole business model implodes. It's enough to make me want to walk up to certain popular musicians and hand them a check made out to THEM by name. I can’t wait until this whole business model implodes. It’s enough to make me want to walk up to certain popular musicians and hand them a check made out to THEM by name.

]]> By: bob priest http://www.nobleviola.com/2010/07/16/recording-dollars-and-cents/comment-page-1/#comment-15476 bob priest Sun, 25 Jul 2010 01:51:49 +0000 http://www.nobleviola.com/?p=5053#comment-15476 additionally, each time we download & pay for an mp3, we are "helping" to usher along the gradual demise of stores like Music Millennium, Timbuktunes and others. additionally, each time we download & pay for an mp3, we are “helping” to usher along the gradual demise of stores like Music Millennium, Timbuktunes and others.

]]> By: John Nastos http://www.nobleviola.com/2010/07/16/recording-dollars-and-cents/comment-page-1/#comment-15473 John Nastos Fri, 23 Jul 2010 23:11:10 +0000 http://www.nobleviola.com/?p=5053#comment-15473 Sadly, this is the justification I hear a lot of people use for why they copy/download illegally CDs -- because the artists aren't getting the money anyway. However, as you point out, many artists are building private labels, records are being produced independently, etc -- scenarios where the artists can actually make money. But, I think that the average consumer assumes that all music is made with the model described in the article. The reality is that most of the music you'll see locally, isn't! Sadly, this is the justification I hear a lot of people use for why they copy/download illegally CDs — because the artists aren’t getting the money anyway.

However, as you point out, many artists are building private labels, records are being produced independently, etc — scenarios where the artists can actually make money.

But, I think that the average consumer assumes that all music is made with the model described in the article. The reality is that most of the music you’ll see locally, isn’t!

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